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Happy Book Birthday to A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, a queer political fantasy romance by Foz Meadows (4.5/5 stars)

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows(post may contain affiliate links) A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is a queer political fantasy romance with mystery elements by Foz Meadows. We follow two queer men who find themselves in an arranged marriage to solidify a diplomatic union. Velasin is a gay man living in Ralia, a… Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, a queer political fantasy romance by Foz Meadows (4.5/5 stars)

Books, Debut Author, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore, Horror, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer

The Book Eaters is a debut dark urban fantasy novel with horror elements by Sunyi Dean (4/5 stars)

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsThe Book Eaters is a debut dark urban fantasy novel with horror elements by Sunyi Dean. The ebook version is 304 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at thirteen and a half hours and is narrated by… Continue reading The Book Eaters is a debut dark urban fantasy novel with horror elements by Sunyi Dean (4/5 stars)

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A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is a queer political fantasy romance with mystery elements by Foz Meadows

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 rounded up to a 5)A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is a queer political fantasy romance with mystery elements by Foz Meadows. The ebook version is 554 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at… Continue reading A Strange and Stubborn Endurance is a queer political fantasy romance with mystery elements by Foz Meadows

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Wake the Bones is a debut YA southern gothic horror novel with fantasy elements by Elizabeth Kilcoyne (4/5 stars)

Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 4 of 5 starsWake the Bones is a debut YA southern gothic horror novel with fantasy elements by Elizabeth Kilcoyne. The ebook version is 320 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at a little over nine hours and is narrated… Continue reading Wake the Bones is a debut YA southern gothic horror novel with fantasy elements by Elizabeth Kilcoyne (4/5 stars)

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What Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella with fantasy and sci-fi elements by T. Kingfisher

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 starsWhat Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella with fantasy and sci-fi elements by T. Kingfisher. It is also a retelling of Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher," though you do not… Continue reading What Moves the Dead is a gothic horror novella with fantasy and sci-fi elements by T. Kingfisher

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Down Among the Sticks and Bones is a portal fantasy novella with horror elements by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)

Down Among the Sticks and Bones Wayward Children, #2by Seanan McGuire(post may contain affiliate links) Down Among the Sticks and Bones is a portal fantasy novella with horror elements in the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire. The ebook version is 187 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at four hours and… Continue reading Down Among the Sticks and Bones is a portal fantasy novella with horror elements by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)

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A Dowry of Blood is queer fantasy romance with horror elements by S.T. Gibson

Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 starsA Dowry of Blood is queer fantasy romance with horror elements by S.T. Gibson. The ebook version is 248 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at five hours and is narrated by Abby Craden. We follow our… Continue reading A Dowry of Blood is queer fantasy romance with horror elements by S.T. Gibson

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A Mirror Mended is a fantasy novella with folklore elements and the sophomore entry in the Fractured Fables series by Alix E. Harrow

A Mirror Mended by Alix E. Harrow(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 3 of 5 starsA Mirror Mended is a fantasy novella with folklore elements and the sophomore entry in the Fractured Fables series by Alix E. Harrow. You can find my review of the first book in this series here.The ebook version is… Continue reading A Mirror Mended is a fantasy novella with folklore elements and the sophomore entry in the Fractured Fables series by Alix E. Harrow

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Cult Classic is a literary fantasy with mystery elements by Sloane Crosley.

Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 5 of 5 stars (4.5 rounded up to a 5)Cult Classic is a humorous literary fantasy with mystery elements by Sloane Crosley. The ebook version is 304 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at eight hours and is narrated by the… Continue reading Cult Classic is a literary fantasy with mystery elements by Sloane Crosley.

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Witchful Thinking is a debut fantasy romance by Celestine Martin with a cool premise but also some pitfalls

Witchful Thinking by Celestine Martin(post may contain affiliate links) My rating: 3 of 5 starsWitchful Thinking is a debut paranormal romance by Celestine Martin. The ebook version is 352 pages. Lucinda Caraway is the eldest in her generation, and the strongest witch among them. She teaches high school history in her hometown. She wonders if… Continue reading Witchful Thinking is a debut fantasy romance by Celestine Martin with a cool premise but also some pitfalls